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A gear description and a catch area on a fish label.
Also known as: Catch area marking, Fishing gear label
Fish sold in Britain and the European Union must state the catch method and the sea area it came from. Both are more informative than the species name for anyone weighing sustainability, since the same species caught two ways can have very different consequences.
States how a fish was caught and in which sea area, required on labelling in Britain and the European Union.
Contexts: Packaging
Carries more information than the species name for sustainability purposes, since gear type determines bycatch and seabed impact independently of the species.
Contexts: Packaging
A short line of printed letters naming a gear type and a numbered sea area, on a fish package label.